Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

Lacquer ware merchants are the purpose of Tang Cheng's coming to Xiangzhou, and they are also the objects he imagined to attract investment.

Although Xiangzhou is a secluded place in the east of Shannan, it is the largest production and sales center of lacquerware in the world. "Xiangzhou people are good at making lacquerware, and the world learns from it, which is called Xiangyang." As a utensil commonly used in people's daily life, Xiangzhou lacquerware is sold all over the world, not only in the inland areas of the Tang Dynasty, but also in the northern Hu tribes. It is also very popular in Western Regions and Western Regions, and even has a special title of "Kuluzhen".

Since the former Sui Dynasty, Xiangzhou has been the center of large-scale production and sales of lacquerware. After nearly a hundred years of peace, the current Xiangzhou lacquerware industry has developed to the most prosperous period. This industry has also created a unique Xiangzhou. Rich and wealthy class - lacquerware merchants!

Looking at the bustling scenes and shop signs on both sides all the way to the city, Tang Cheng saw Feng Haizhou turning a blind eye to an inn by the road and continuing to walk forward, so he stopped him, "Haizhou, isn't this an inn, let's go there Walk?".

The waiter at the entrance of the inn in front of him was already smiling all over his face, and he seemed to be going this way, Feng Haizhou hurriedly dragged Tang Cheng to the side, "My lord, look at the face of this inn You know, it must be very expensive. If our class lives in such an inn, the yamen will not pay the bill. Let’s go ahead and look for the inn to be serious.”

"You don't know the virtues of those people in the post house. I'm afraid we have to burn our own hot water to drink!" Tang Cheng smiled and shook his hand, "I just live here. You come out with me so far away, why don't you come out with me?" Can make you suffer that!".

Tang Cheng said with a smile, he had already walked to the inn first, and after the smiling waiter came up to him, he asked for warmth and handed the handle of the hot towel, he was very attentive.

"Two upper rooms", after Tang Cheng handed back the handle of the towel to Xiaoer, he turned his head and said to Feng Haizhou, "Look, this is no more comfortable than living in a post house! Haizhou, we are here for business , living in a poor place, and people look down on it, and saving money is not on it.”

When he arrived at the upper room, Haosheng washed his face again, and after washing his face of dust and dust, Tang Cheng, who had settled himself comfortably, held a hot cup of montgogorite flowers and asked Xiao Er: "Honshu Which is the biggest lacquerware dealer?".

"Zhu's family, Zhou's family", Xiao Er came without thinking.

"That's not right", Tang Cheng was confused by Xiao Er's answer, "Which house is the first line?".

He has also stayed in Yamen for such a long time. He naturally knows that almost all departments of industry and commerce at this time have guild organizations. There are many kinds of guilds, fruit guilds, etc. For Xiangzhou, the largest guild is naturally the lacquerware guild.Where there is a guild, there is a head of the line. Most of the heads of the line are publicly recommended by the bank and filed by the Yamen. One of their duties is to regulate and supervise the transactions of the "pedestrians" of the bank.It is also because of the special status of the leader of the line that generally speaking, the leader of a certain line of business in each place must be the most powerful person in the industry, otherwise, even if he becomes the leader, he will not be able to convince others.

"It's not decided yet, the two families are fighting fiercely." Seeing Tang Cheng took two sips of tea, Xiao Er hurriedly brought him a tea pot to add, "The Zhu family has a strong foundation, and the previous two generations were all Honshu lacquerware. The head of the line; the Zhou family has sprung up in the past ten years, but their momentum is too strong. Since the death of Master Zhuba not long ago, the head of the line has been vacant, and the two sides have competed."

"Well, well said." Tang Cheng took out a consistent flying ticket from his sleeve and threw it over, "Speaking carefully, which of these two is more likely to win?".

Xiaoer grabbed the flying ticket, and after seeing that it was a complete reward, his face became more and more bright, "Master, this little one can't say for sure. When it comes to business alone, the Zhu family has always been tough." After all, it has been a signboard for many years. But the Zhou family is not slackening, and I don’t know where they found so many master craftsmen. The lacquerware they make is strong and beautiful. These ten years are really prosperous. .”

Speaking of this, Xiaoer leaned forward again, lowered his voice and said: "If you want to talk about those who rely on the back, no one will let anyone on the two sides. I heard that Zhu's family has people in the Taoist office, but The Zhou family also has roots in the yamen of the marching ambassadors in Daocheng, and for this reason, the envoys of this state are not willing to interfere with the new head of the line, or else, it should have been settled long ago."

This is a bit troublesome!

After inquiring for a while to find out what Xiao Er knew, Tang Cheng waved his hand, "Well, that's fine, you can go out and do some work."

Xiao Er went out, and Feng Haizhou, who specially took a shower and changed his clothes, came in from the outside, "My lord, let's go, while it's still early, let's go to whomever we should visit. We should leave early after we finish our business. This inn too expensive!".

Tang Cheng was thinking about what Xiaoer said just now, but he was amused by Feng Haizhou's last words, "Haizhou, you are also a long-standing official in the yamen. This inn is more expensive, so it shouldn't be so."

Feng Haizhou laughed at himself when he heard the words, "Because I wanted to refund the money at the end of last year, I borrowed the money my brother-in-law saved to open a wine shop. Just for this, his wife beats and beats me at home every day. I am also anxious." Pay back the money."

"Why don't you tell me about this, I'll borrow you to fill in the hole first when I go back." After Tang Cheng finished speaking, he didn't allow Feng Haizhou to say anything else, so he repeated what Xiao Er had said just now.

"According to my point of view, we should go to the Zhu family," Feng Haizhou said after a moment of pondering: "After all, they are old signs for many years, and no matter how they are built, they should be solid."

"Okay, I'll go to Zhu's house as you said." Tang Cheng left as soon as he said that. After taking the painting scroll, he took a step and walked outside.

As a well-known family of lacquerware in Xiangzhou, the Zhu family is easy to find. In a huge square area, his house alone occupies one-fifth of the area.

Relying on the reputation of "Golden State Yamen Records and Military Affairs", Tang Cheng and Tang Cheng didn't wait long in the concierge before they met Zhu Xiansheng, the current head of the Zhu family.

After the three exchanged a few pleasantries and sat down, Tang Cheng didn't wait for Zhu Xiansheng to ask around in circles, and straight to the point, he spread out the map and explained the purpose of his visit.

Hearing Tang Cheng's words, Zhu Xiansheng was stunned at first, he didn't expect that Tang Cheng, who was a state government official and joined the military, would talk to him about business.

As Tang Cheng talked more, the expression on Zhu Xiansheng's face changed from stunned to unbelievable, your pier is only useful if there is a road, and now there is no shadow of the road, and you actually use the useless pier to control me for money , Others are painting cakes to satisfy their hunger and deceive themselves, but this young and excessive Tang Canjun actually used painting cakes to deceive others. Is there really such a good thing in the world?

All of a sudden, Zhu Xiansheng felt angry and amused again, and doubted Tang Cheng's identity more and more in his heart, not only because what Tang Cheng showed was "clumsy deception" in his opinion.It was also because when Zhu Xiansheng saw Tang Cheng just now, he couldn't believe that such a young officer would join the military.

Who has seen a state government recorder who is less than 20 years old join the military?Not to mention seeing you, I have inquired all over the host states in the south of the mountain, but I have never heard of it.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was reasonable, and Zhu Xiansheng's face became paler and paler. After listening to a few words roughly, he didn't care what Tang Cheng said later.

After noticing the change in Zhu Xiansheng's face, Tang Cheng stopped his words, "Mr. Zhu is not interested in what I said?".

"Someone is in the business of economics, and businessmen pay attention to paying the money and delivering the goods at the same time. They are really not interested in castles in the air." Zhu Xiansheng looked at Tang Cheng quite playfully, "Speaking of which, what interests me is the state of Jinzhou When did Ya Ya have such a young officer join the army?" At this point, Zhu Xiansheng's face has completely darkened, "I advise you two, if you are short of money, you can speak up, if you have other ideas, then you But it's the wrong place."

As soon as he said this, Tang Cheng's face immediately changed. After cooperating with so many words, in Zhu Xiansheng's eyes, he turned out to be a beggar who swindled money!

Tang Cheng patted Feng Haizhou, who was about to speak after the same face changed suddenly, slowly rolled up the scroll, looked at Zhu Xiansheng with a slight smile and said: "Since Mr. Zhu is interested in the authenticity of my identity, why don't you report to the official for a try?" ?According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, it is a serious crime to pretend to be a court official to cheat!".

Zhu Xiansheng did not expect Tang Cheng to say such words, which was exactly what he wanted to say next.

Looking at Zhu Xiansheng who couldn't react for a while, Tang Cheng turned sideways and said to Feng Haizhou with a smile, "Haizhou, actually I have something of interest."

Feng Haizhou glanced at Zhu Xiansheng, and asked cooperatively: "What is your lord interested in?".

"I'm interested in why the hundred-year-old Zhu family has been in decline since Mr. Zhu Ba left, and now it can't even keep the head of the line that has been passed down for several generations." At this point, Tang Cheng turned his head Zhu Xiansheng asked with a smile on his livid face, "I wonder if Mr. Zhu can clear up the doubts in my chest."

"You...Zhuzi is too deceitful." Following Zhu Xiansheng's greeting, several servants rushed in from outside, "Come on, tie them up for me."

"People must humiliate themselves, and future generations will humiliate them." Seeing those servants rushing over aggressively, Tang Cheng dropped the teacup in his hand with a "slap", stood up and shouted sharply: "Who dares!".

Those servants were forced by his stern shout and imposing manner, they all unanimously stomped their feet.

After drinking the servants, Tang Cheng's expression returned to normal, and he even smiled at Zhu Xiansheng, "Big merchant Zhu, it is certainly a serious crime to pretend to be an official of the court, but it is even more serious to slander the officials of the court as a merchant. A felony with additional punishment! I have to say this up front, so don’t blame me for being unpredictable.”

"It's up to you...".

"I have an official document signed and sealed by Mr. Yu, the observation envoy, of course you don't know me as a merchant." Tang Cheng stepped forward, "Why don't we ask the envoy Wang Fucheng of Xiangzhou to verify the authenticity of the document?" ?”.

The observation envoy Yu Dongjun had just taken office not long ago, and he hadn't stayed in Daocheng for long, so he was far from being known to everyone, and even fewer people knew the words of the envoy of this state, and they were all confirmed by the Tang Cheng in front of him. Now, look at his performance again, think about the official documents he said were signed and signed by the observer... Zhu Xiansheng was a little uncertain for a while.

The servants were captivated by Tang Cheng's words and momentum, they stopped and looked at Tang Cheng, then turned to look at their master, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Zhu Xiansheng's mind was in a hurry, but he still couldn't make up his mind. It is easy to kidnap people. If Tang Cheng is true, the aftermath will be troublesome, and according to what he said, he came to Xiangzhou on the orders of the Observation Envoy. Fate, this...Although his thoughts turned sharply, the more he turned, the more Zhu Xiansheng couldn't make up his mind, but he couldn't swallow this breath, and his face turned blue for a moment.

"Since Mr. Zhu has no intention of keeping guests, Haizhou, let's go." Seeing Zhu Xiansheng like this, Tang Cheng, who put away the scroll, smiled and passed through the servants leisurely with his hands behind his back.

Seeing Tang Cheng walk out of the main hall and out of the room, Zhu Xiansheng's face changed drastically again, and the hand that was raised several times finally fell down sadly...

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After leaving the gate of Zhu's house, Feng Haizhou let out a sigh of relief, "It's dangerous".

"What's the matter, Haizhou, are you afraid that he will blackmail us in this era of peace? Zhu Xiansheng is just a mediocre person. He acts suspiciously but doesn't know how to ask for proof. If he doesn't ask for proof, he speaks rashly. He speaks lightly but is indecisive. Such a soft and hesitant person, even with his courage, he would not dare to do such a thing!" Tang Cheng also followed Feng Haizhou to look back at the Zhu family's house, "I thought this house was magnificent when I came here, now I look at it again. Looking at it, I feel that there is a smell of decay. From today's point of view, the top position of the Xiangzhou lacquerware industry must belong to the Zhou family."

After Tang Cheng finished speaking, he couldn't hear Feng Haizhou's words, "Haizhou, what's the matter?".

"It's nothing." Feng Haizhou's face was a little strange, "I just didn't expect that the adults looked very young, but they saw things...".

He seemed to feel that what he said later was suspected of flattery, Feng Haizhou smiled and stopped talking, and changed the subject and said: "My lord, you were a little impulsive just now."

"Naturally, you have to endure when you should bear it, but you must not bear it when you shouldn't." Tang Cheng chuckled, "We are the God of Wealth who came to give him money. Why should the God of Wealth be wronged?".

"My lord, where shall we go now?".

Originally, it was still a choice between the two, but now that the trouble has been resolved, Tang Cheng weighed the scroll in his hand and said, "Let's go, I will meet Zhou Jun."

Chapter 152 No, this has nothing to do with the statement, this is the ideal

Zhou Jun, who has led the Zhou family to flourish in the past ten years, is younger than Tang Cheng imagined, not even 40 years old, at most 37 or [-] years old.

He was wearing a modified shirt that was very similar to a Confucian uniform. He was a white and clean person with a warm and gentle demeanor. Coupled with this kind of clothes, Zhou Jun looked very much like those professors in the prefectures and counties. Hey guys, it's really hard to tell from his appearance that he will be one of the two leaders of Xiangzhou lacquerware industry.

Even the place where he received the two seemed a bit special, it was not in the magnificent main hall that merchants were most proud of, but in the study room where the fragrance of ink lingered.

"This is the Guzhu purple bamboo shoot I prepared. Although it is last year's tea, it is fortunately well preserved without losing its natural fragrance. As for this water, it is also taken from forest springs in the mountains, please." After the tea, Zhou Jun slightly raised the corner of his shirt and sat down, took a cup of tea and said with a smile to Tang Cheng: "Young brother Tang is able to serve as a military officer in Yizhou at his age, he really is a handsome young man."

Hearing this, Tang Cheng smiled, and after winking at Feng Haizhou who was sitting on the side, he lowered his head and sipped his tea lightly.

Seeing this, Feng Haizhou didn't say much. After putting down the teacup, he took out a document from his pocket. This was originally a letter from him and Tang Cheng to live in the imperial post house. resemblance.The surname, place of origin and office of the two people are clearly indicated on it.Of course, the most important thing is the official seal affixed to this certificate.

Zhou Jun took the document without any hesitation, read it carefully, and handed it back to Feng Haizhou graciously.This performance of his is really comparable to the Zhu Xiansheng he saw just now, and now thinking about Tang Cheng's evaluation of Zhu Xiansheng, Feng Haizhou feels that what he said is reasonable.

At the same time Zhou Jun returned the document, Tang Cheng had already put the tea cup in his hand aside, took the scroll and spread it on the tea table between the two of them with a "swipe".

As a recorder and member of the military, Tang Cheng's youth had already surprised Zhou Jun, and it was even more strange that he was carrying a scroll here. Zhou Jun looked down in surprise, but saw that the unfolded scroll was extremely strange. A painting is not a painting, and a geographical map of mountains and rivers is not a geographical map of mountains and rivers. Except for the places marked with Three Pools Reflecting the Moon and Jinzhou City, which are more complicated and detailed, the rest are simplified but detailed maps of routes and waterways.

Due to the extremely special economic status of Xiangzhou, this state is one of the rare state capitals in the east of Shannan with official roads leading directly to Daocheng. City, and then extended to Fangzhou, but when passing through Jinzhou, it suddenly turned left and went straight to Santan Yinyue Wharf, and then went straight to Xiakou along the Hanjiang River to meet the Yangtze River. The vague, but infinitely imaginative Jiangnan water network not only covers the entire Jiangnan, but also connects the two most important ocean-going seaport cities in the Tang Dynasty at the end, Yangzhou in Huainan Road and Guangzhou in Lingnan Road.

Being able to bring the Zhou family to prosperity in ten years, Zhou Jun's vision and management methods are far beyond comparison. The doubts were only for a short time. Soon, he understood the meaning and value of this picture scroll.

For the lacquerware industry in Xiangzhou, the biggest constraint at present is the traffic. The east road in Shannan with high mountains and dense forests is too difficult to walk, and lacquerware itself is a delicate object that is afraid of falling and touching. If the paint is peeled off, it will be worthless immediately, especially the more valuable large pieces for appreciation.

Because of the restriction of traffic, Xiangzhou lacquerware merchants have always been restricted in front of the traffickers. The difference between the purchase price and the selling price of the traffickers can reach up to five times. Accompanying goods up to ten pieces.

Organize a caravan by yourself... From mules and horses to staffing, and then to distribute to different distributors in various places... How big is the scale of this caravan, how many mules and horses you have to buy and how many people you have to support...

Compared with the rough and difficult land route, the advantage of the water route is simply too great. How many mules and horses are needed to equal the transport capacity of a ship?How many people does it take to look after a caravan of mules and horses, but what about a ship?Mules and horses are living creatures, they need to eat and drink, but boats don't need them; the most important thing is speed. When it was difficult to walk on the rugged mountain road, the mighty fleet had already passed the Ten Thousand Mountains in light boats.

There is a flat official road from Xiangzhou to Jinzhou, and then it will be shipped directly to the south of the Yangtze River, or even directly sent to Yangzhou and Guangzhou to go to sea. With this route, it means that those greedy traffickers can be completely abandoned ...How big is the profit in the middle, thinking about it, Zhou Jun's breathing gradually became a little heavy, and the hand holding the teacup began to shake slightly, making the tea in the cup rippling and dizzy The ripples of dizziness were just like his mood at this moment.

It's not that Zhou Jun is not calm enough, it's because the profit here is too big, too big, and it makes him unable to keep calm.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Jun stabilized his emotions, looked up from the scroll and looked at Tang Chengdao, who was watching him with interest: "Forgive me for being stupid, but I don't know what the young brother is doing."

Hearing this, Tang Cheng laughed, but he didn't say any unnecessary nonsense. He started from Xiangzhou, and repeated what Zhu Xiansheng didn't listen to, and he didn't finish.

Zhou Jun held the teacup in his hand and listened carefully, the more he listened, the more he sighed in his heart. According to Tang Cheng's words, the significance of this waterway to the Xiangzhou lacquerware merchants, the benefits and huge profits it could bring had been overwhelmed by others. The explanations are vivid and vivid, and even many invisible but far-reaching benefits are not even thought of by himself.

Everyone understands people, and even the other party understands better than themselves. Under such circumstances, it is doomed to be impossible to take the opportunity to lower the price.Zhou Jun, whose luck in his heart was completely shattered, was pleasantly surprised and depressed. Looking across from him, Tang Cheng was only in his twenties at most, and he was a man of government affairs. How could he understand this and see so far? So accurate?

After Tang Cheng finished explaining the advantages and benefits layer by layer, he didn't say a word of extra words, and took a cup of tea and sipped the good tea and water comfortably.

The silence in the middle only lasted for a short time. Zhou Jun, who put down the teacup in his hand, turned from sitting sideways to facing Tang Cheng, looked at him with burning eyes and said, "How do I know that you have something to do with this pier, young brother?" Absolute power of execution?"

Hearing this, Tang Cheng took out the military order signed with Yao Rongfu from his pocket and gently placed it in front of Zhou Jun.

After reading the general's warrant word by word for no less than three times, especially after carefully verifying the two signatures and seals, Zhou Junfang returned the general's warrant to Tang Cheng.

"How much do I want to pay? What can I get?", the negotiation officially started.

"Among the three piers, Mr. Zhou can get the exclusive right to operate one of them, which means that this pier only transports lacquerware." Tang Cheng pointed at the picture scroll, "As for how much you pay, it depends on Mr. Zhou." How many years do you want?"

"Calculate by year?" Zhou Jun frowned. From what he said just now, he had already heard that Tang Cheng was not a fuel-efficient lamp, but he did not expect him to be so good at counting. But what he cares most about now is It's not the question, "Then what are these two piers for?".

"What else can the dock do? Naturally, it transports people and goods." Tang Cheng raised his head from the scroll and looked at Zhou Jun with a smile. There will naturally be restrictions on what can and cannot be transported.”

"What is monopoly operation right?" Zhou Jun asked.

Hearing this, Tang Cheng smiled at himself, then withdrew his smile and looked at Zhou Jun solemnly, and said slowly in a low and extremely clear voice: "In short, as long as Brother Zhou spends this money, all except Brother Zhou Apart from this wharf, the other two wharves will not have another piece of Xiangzhou lacquerware shipped out."

At this point, Tang Cheng added with a more emphatic tone, "Brother Zhou decides which lacquerware to ship and which one to ship, how much to ship and how little to ship!"

Monopoly right to operate!Zhou Jun recited this unheard-of noun carefully again in a low voice. Although his face remained a little stiff and calm, his heart was already full of turmoil. With this right, not to mention the guarantee of profits, Just being able to hold one of the Xiangzhou lacquerware merchants in his hand is enough to make him inexplicably excited. For this reason, he has struggled for ten years, and the ten years of struggle have only been evenly divided, and now this decisive opportunity is in front of him...

After lowering his head and taking a few deep breaths as calmly as possible, Zhou Jun raised his head, "Let's talk about the price."

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"It's sold." Feng Haizhou, who was sitting on the side, didn't have the heart to listen to the bargaining between Tang Cheng and Zhou Jun. If he was shocked in this study today, he was no less than Zhou Jun. At this time, What he turned over in his mind was one sentence, "It's actually sold!".

Don't they all say that you get what you pay for?Such a bleak pier as the Three Pools Reflecting the Moon, people don't even bother to go at this time, how could Tang Sansi dare to ask for so much money, and it's only for one year!

Isn't it all about paying with one hand and delivering with the other?The wharf is useless now, the "goods" for sale are not available yet, and the judge is about to start collecting money, and he still charges so much!What's more terrible is that he took so much money from others, but what he gave was not the complete goods, but only the right to use the goods with a limited time limit!

In this situation, it is clear that Tang Cheng asked Zhou Jun to borrow money to build roads. Don't people who borrow money have to be careful to say good things and smile?Why is it completely reversed now, Tang Sansi who borrowed money is more righteous than Zhou Jun who paid money!

Although Tang Cheng explained it to him a long time ago, for Feng Haizhou, who always felt that the matter was unreliable, when the "castle in the sky" described by Tang Cheng finally came true, he was still unavoidably overwhelmed by a strong sense of illusion. Surrounded.The common sense that has been practiced for decades, which has always been taken for granted, has been completely subverted. The impact of this subversion is so great that Feng Haizhou couldn't believe it.

The bargaining over there was still going on, and Feng Haizhou, who finally calmed down, took a sip of the tea cup when he heard Zhou Jun's ten-year "monopoly rights" offer, which was so important to him. It was so shocking that Feng Haizhou couldn't help but spit out the sip of tea he just drank, followed by a series of coughing.

"Haizhou, I understand what you mean." Tang Cheng turned around with a smile and said to Zhou Jun after hearing the sound, "Brother Zhou, you also saw that your offer is so low that even my subordinate is not satisfied! Since the business is for discussion, we all need to show obvious sincerity, obviously, Brother Zhou, your sincerity is not enough."

"Young brother Tang is really sure about the ownership because you think my bid is too low?" Zhou Jun shook his head helplessly, "If it takes sixty miles to build this road, young brother Tang, my sincerity is already more than 40 miles away. Now, isn't that enough? You have three piers."

Zhou Jun's words made Feng Haizhou feel very reasonable, but his boss was still unmoved, "You get what you pay for! Compared with your future income, at least you have to increase the price by [-]% now." five".

"Half"

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A new round of tug-of-war began. When Tang Cheng and Zhou Jun finally reached an agreement on a [-]% price increase, Feng Haizhou, who was sitting on the side, finally heaved a sigh of relief, and his beating heart finally found a place to rest. He was really nervous, the price that Zhou Jun promised at the beginning was already quite a lot, much more than his highest expectation.He was really afraid just now that because of Tang Sansi's "greedy", he was clinging on to the [-]% price increase and the whole deal would collapse.At that time, it will really be worth the candle.

The agreement is just an agreement, and it is impossible to pay immediately for a transaction involving such a large amount. Zhou Junyin said that he will go to Jinzhou after finishing the affairs at hand in the past few days, and the delivery of the flight ticket will also be completed at that time.

Hearing this, Tang Cheng just smiled. He knew that with Zhou Jun's prudence, he must go to Daocheng to find out the official affairs of Fangzhou, and go to Jinzhou to personally inspect the route and see the Three Pools Reflecting the Moon until everything is clear. They will only give money after they are completely confirmed by seeing.Therefore, Tang Cheng did not raise any objections, but only set a deadline for Zhou Jun to arrive in Jinzhou.

After talking about the business, Tang Cheng didn't stay any longer, so he got up to leave. When Zhou Jun sent him out, he looked at Tang Cheng carefully, and suddenly asked, "Has Young Brother Tang ever been in business?".

"Business?" Tang Cheng smiled when he heard the words, "I was born in a farming family, planted fields, went to school, and now I eat Gongmen rice. Although the experience is complicated, I have never been in business."

"Is that true?" Zhou Jun smiled incredulously, "I don't know whether I should be lucky or regretful now."

"oh?".

"I'm glad you're not a merchant, especially one who is also in the lacquerware business. It's a pity that you are not a merchant, so you can't help wasting your talent. Otherwise, I'm looking forward to more transactions with you."

"Maybe when Brother Zhou really arrives in Jinzhou, we will find that we actually have other businesses to do." Tang Cheng just said this so far, and didn't go into details. Eat every bite, business? You have to do it one by one, and it will be much easier to talk about his personal business after finishing the official business first, "Brother Zhou, if you arrive in Jinzhou in time, I can just introduce you to someone , a person who is very useful to you. This is my sincerity for our future business."

"Oh, who can be valued so much by Young Brother Tang?" Zhou Jun asked with great interest.

"Dulah", just looking at the change in Zhou Jun's face when he heard the name, Tang Chengcheng knew that he must have heard of Dulah, and it's not surprising after thinking about it, after all, Xiangzhou lacquerware is also a major commodity traded by maritime merchants. One of the goods, Zhou Jun, who is a leading figure in the Xiangzhou lacquerware industry, would be strange if he had never heard of Du Lahe's name, "Yes, it is the Du Lahe, the leader of the Yangzhou barbarians and sea merchants."

"Why, he's going to Jinzhou too? That's right, you have three piers, one of them must be reserved for him, right?" Zhou Jun jumped from one excitement to another, and sea merchants are the most guaranteed , and one of the largest buyers of lacquerware in quantity. Unfortunately, it used to be limited to traffic obstacles. Xiangzhou lacquerware merchants could only deal with sea merchants indirectly through traffickers. Needless to say, the profits were eaten by those traffickers. , if you get the wharf, then get acquainted with Du Rah, the leader of the barbarian sea merchants...